# google-proto-files > All of the Google API's protocol buffer files Latest version **6.0.1** (published 2026-08-11) · Apache-2.0 license · 0 weekly downloads ## Install ```sh npm install google-proto-files pnpm add google-proto-files yarn add google-proto-files bun add google-proto-files ``` ## Health **Score 65/100 (B)** — status: active. Positive: has types; no vulnerabilities; recently updated; high maintenance score; high quality score. Warnings: low downloads; no esm support; large bundle. ## Facts | | | |---|---| | Version | 6.0.1 | | Published | 2026-08-11 | | First published | 2016-01-18 | | Weekly downloads | 0 | | License | Apache-2.0 | | TypeScript types | bundled | | Module format | CommonJS | | Node | >=22 | | Dependencies | 2 | | Unpacked size | 64.2 MB | | Known vulnerabilities | 0 | | Install scripts | no | | GitHub stars | 3198 | | Author | google-proto-files project authors | | Maintainers | google-wombot | | Keywords | google, proto, protobuf, protocol buffer, grpc | ## Links - npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/google-proto-files - Repository: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node - Homepage: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/tree/main/core/packages/nodejs-proto-files - Issues: https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-node/issues - npm.io page: https://npm.io/package/google-proto-files ## Dependencies (2) - [walkdir](https://npm.io/package/walkdir.md) ^0.4.1 - [protobufjs](https://npm.io/package/protobufjs.md) ^7.5.4 ## Alternatives - [flatbuffers](https://npm.io/package/flatbuffers.md) — 6.0M weekly downloads - [jwt-simple](https://npm.io/package/jwt-simple.md) — 259.5K weekly downloads - [@exodus/patch-broken-hermes-typed-arrays](https://npm.io/package/@exodus/patch-broken-hermes-typed-arrays.md) — 28.5K weekly downloads - [@native-to-anchor/buffer-layout](https://npm.io/package/@native-to-anchor/buffer-layout.md) — 12.2K weekly downloads - [binary-parser-encoder](https://npm.io/package/binary-parser-encoder.md) — 5.3K weekly downloads ## Recent versions - 6.0.1 (latest) — 2026-08-11 - 5.0.3 (legacy-18) — 2026-07-23 - 4.0.0-experimental (experimental) — 2023-12-22 - 2.5.2 (legacy-10) — 2022-05-03 - 1.1.2 (legacy-8) — 2020-01-06 - 6.0.0 — 2026-07-30 - 5.0.2 — 2026-06-04 - 5.0.1 — 2025-08-21 - 5.0.0 — 2025-05-28 - 4.2.0 — 2024-03-25 - 4.1.0 — 2024-01-11 - 4.0.0 — 2023-08-11 - 3.0.3 — 2023-02-09 - 3.0.2 — 2022-09-08 - 3.0.1 — 2022-07-21 - … 52 more at https://npm.io/package/google-proto-files/versions ## README [//]: # "This README.md file is auto-generated, all changes to this file will be lost." [//]: # "To regenerate it, use `python -m synthtool`." Google Cloud Platform logo # [Google APIs Proto Files: Node.js Client](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-proto-files) [![release level](https://img.shields.io/badge/release%20level-stable-brightgreen.svg?style=flat)](https://cloud.google.com/terms/launch-stages) [![npm version](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/google-proto-files.svg)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/google-proto-files) All of the Google API's protocol buffer files A comprehensive list of changes in each version may be found in [the CHANGELOG](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-proto-files/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md). * [Google APIs Proto Files Node.js Client API Reference][client-docs] * [github.com/googleapis/nodejs-proto-files](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-proto-files) Read more about the client libraries for Cloud APIs, including the older Google APIs Client Libraries, in [Client Libraries Explained][explained]. [explained]: https://cloud.google.com/apis/docs/client-libraries-explained **Table of contents:** * [Quickstart](#quickstart) * [Installing the client library](#installing-the-client-library) * [Using the client library](#using-the-client-library) * [Samples](#samples) * [Versioning](#versioning) * [Contributing](#contributing) * [License](#license) ## Quickstart ### Installing the client library ```bash npm install google-proto-files ``` ### Using the client library ```javascript const protos = require('google-proto-files'); async function quickstart() { // Get a directory path by executing as a function const files = protos.getProtoPath('logging', 'v2'); console.log(files); // node_modules/google-proto-files/google/logging/v2 // Get a path to the entry proto file for a specific API version console.log(protos.pubsub.v1); // node_modules/google-proto-files/google/pubsub/v1/pubsub.proto // Load a proto which depends on google common protos. const root1 = await protos.load('./cloudcats.proto'); const service1 = root1.lookup('example.MyService'); console.log(service1); // Load protos synchronously const root2 = protos.loadSync('./cloudcats.proto'); const service2 = root2.lookup('example.MyService'); console.log(service2); } quickstart(); ``` ## Samples Samples are in the [`samples/`](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-proto-files/tree/main/samples) directory. Each sample's `README.md` has instructions for running its sample. | Sample | Source Code | Try it | | --------------------------- | --------------------------------- | ------ | | Quickstart | [source code](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-proto-files/blob/main/samples/quickstart.js) | [![Open in Cloud Shell][shell_img]](https://console.cloud.google.com/cloudshell/open?git_repo=https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-proto-files&page=editor&open_in_editor=samples/quickstart.js,samples/README.md) | The [Google APIs Proto Files Node.js Client API Reference][client-docs] documentation also contains samples. ## Supported Node.js Versions Our client libraries follow the [Node.js release schedule](https://github.com/nodejs/release#release-schedule). Libraries are compatible with all current _active_ and _maintenance_ versions of Node.js. If you are using an end-of-life version of Node.js, we recommend that you update as soon as possible to an actively supported LTS version. Google's client libraries support legacy versions of Node.js runtimes on a best-efforts basis with the following warnings: * Legacy versions are not tested in continuous integration. * Some security patches and features cannot be backported. * Dependencies cannot be kept up-to-date. Client libraries targeting some end-of-life versions of Node.js are available, and can be installed through npm [dist-tags](https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/dist-tag). The dist-tags follow the naming convention `legacy-(version)`. For example, `npm install google-proto-files@legacy-8` installs client libraries for versions compatible with Node.js 8. ## Versioning This library follows [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/). This library is considered to be **stable**. The code surface will not change in backwards-incompatible ways unless absolutely necessary (e.g. because of critical security issues) or with an extensive deprecation period. Issues and requests against **stable** libraries are addressed with the highest priority. More Information: [Google Cloud Platform Launch Stages][launch_stages] [launch_stages]: https://cloud.google.com/terms/launch-stages ## Contributing Contributions welcome! See the [Contributing Guide](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-proto-files/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md). Please note that this `README.md`, the `samples/README.md`, and a variety of configuration files in this repository (including `.nycrc` and `tsconfig.json`) are generated from a central template. To edit one of these files, make an edit to its templates in [directory](https://github.com/googleapis/synthtool). ## License Apache Version 2.0 See [LICENSE](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-proto-files/blob/main/LICENSE) [client-docs]: https://cloud.google.com/nodejs/docs/reference/google-proto-files/latest [shell_img]: https://gstatic.com/cloudssh/images/open-btn.png [projects]: https://console.cloud.google.com/project [billing]: https://support.google.com/cloud/answer/6293499#enable-billing [auth]: https://cloud.google.com/docs/authentication/external/set-up-adc-local --- _Source: https://npm.io/package/google-proto-files · Machine-readable twin of the npm.io package page. Health data is recomputed on every publish._